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• Knightriders | Blu Ray | (22/04/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Made after the zombie classic Dawn of the Dead, George A. Romero's Knightriders is both clearly the work of the same director (there are lots of familiar faces from his other films) and a marked change of tone. There's still plenty of action, but it takes the form of jousting by people wearing full medieval armor... while riding motorbikes. Ed Harris, soon to become a major star, is the leader of a troupe of travelling entertainers trying to live their lives according to the ideals of King Arthur - no easy feat in Reagan's America, where the outside world and its financial realities constantly encroach on their dreams. With a memorably eccentric cast of characters (including make-up effects genius Tom Savini in a major role, and a cameo from novelist Stephen King) and a complex, nuanced script, Knightriders is Romero's warmest and most personal film to date. Special Features: High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentation Optional English SDH subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Audio commentary with George Romero, Tom Savini, John Amplas and Christine Romero The Genesis of a Legend – Star Ed Harris remembers his first leading role A Date with Destiny – Co-star Tom Savini reflects on Knightriders Medieval Maiden – An interview with actress Patricia Tallman Theatrical Trailer TV Spots Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Nat Marsh Collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by author and critic Brad Stevens, an archival interview with Romero and a new interview with composer Donald Rubinstein, illustrated with original archive stills and posters

• Overdrive | Blu Ray | (04/12/2017) from £6.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Scott Eastwood, Ana de Armas and Freddie Thorp star in this action thriller centred on car thieves in the south of France. Brothers Andrew and Garrett Foster (Eastwood and Thorp) are expert drivers and work for a gang of European car thieves, stealing some of the most expensive cars in the world. Their work takes them to Marseille where they are tasked with recovering a 1937 Bugatti, which has just been purchased at an auction. However, the car's new owner is mob boss Jacomo Morier (Simon Abkarian) and when he catches the pair in the act of stealing his car he agrees to let them escape with their lives on the condition that they steal his rival Max Klemp (Clemens Schick)'s prized 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO within the week. Can the boys pull off the daring heist and keep up their end of the bargain?

• Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (28/05/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  The new 3D family adventure “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island” begins when seventeen-year-old Sean Anderson (Josh Hutcherson) receives a coded distress signal from a mysterious island where no island should exist. Unable to stop him from tracking the signal to its source Sean's new stepfather Hank (Dwayne Johnson) joins the quest that will take them first to the South Pacific and then to a place few people have ever seen. Or lived to tell about. It's a place of stunning beauty strange and threatening life forms volcanoes mountains of gold and more than one astonishing secret. Together with Gabato (Luis Guzmán) the only helicopter pilot willing to risk the trip and Gabato’s beautiful strong-willed daughter Kailani (Vanessa Hudgens) they set out to find the island rescue its lone human inhabitant and escape before seismic shockwaves force the island underwater and bury its treasures forever in this follow-up to the 2008 worldwide hit “Journey to the Center of the Earth.”

• Submerged | DVD | (05/09/2005) from £4.96   |  Saving you £15.03 (303.02%)   |  RRP £19.99

  He found the enemy...but on the wrong side! Chris Kody (Steven Seagal) the world's best mercenary is freed from prison... but there is a catch. Kody must use his lethal weapons and fighting skills to stop a group of terrorists who have taken over a nuclear submarine...

• Black Plague | DVD | (30/03/2015) from £10.98   |  Saving you £7.00 (77.86%)   |  RRP £15.99

  When English soldiers return home from the wars against France with a French hostage (David La Haye), people in their home village suddenly begin to die. It is believed that the Black Death is responsible but there are other dark reasons behind the sudden deaths.

• The Warrior and the Wolf | DVD | (30/05/2011) from £4.79   |  Saving you £11.20 (233.82%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Historical Chinese action feature from director Tian Zhuangzhuang. Set in China's northwest provinces centuries ago shepherd Lu Chenkang (Joe Odagiri) joins the ranks of General Zhang Anliang (Chung Hua Tou) whose forces are passing through the mountains. Previously a placid caring man Lu's character quickly changes until he becomes one of the General's most feared fighters eventually assuming command when the General is sent home after becoming wounded in a barbarian attack. As the winter closes in and Lu leads his men on the homeward journey they take refuge in a mountain village where Lu falls for local woman (Maggie Q). With the troops about to continue on their way the woman informs Lu that she belongs to a magical tribe that can transform themselves into wolves and that as a result of their intimacy he too now shares this ability.

• War | DVD | (22/11/2004) from £13.48   |  Saving you £6.51 (32.60%)   |  RRP £19.99

  'War' is set around the ongoing civil war between the Russian Federation and Chechnya written and directed by Aleksei Balabanov best known for the ""Brat"" series. Ivan a Russian prisoner is being held by Aslan a Chechyan rebel leader. Hostage negotiations begin resulting in the decision to allow Ivan and a British prisoner John to go free so that they can return with the ransom for the release of the other captives. However unable to raise the money the two men return to

• Thicker Than Water | DVD | (28/07/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Thicker Than Water' is a story of rival 'top dogs' from inner-city gangs who form an uneasy alliance during a bloody turf war and features a kicking soundtrack by some of rap's hottest stars. When the mixing equipment of DJ (Mack 10) goes up in flames and a record company executive double-crosses Lonzo (Fat Joe) the two become allies to achieve their dream of becoming music producers. DJ and Lonzo turn to Gator (CJ MAC) a successful drug-lord living the high life in New Orleans to raise the money they need and for a while the partnership is a success. But when someone rats to the police their relationship falls apart as the old rivalry resurfaces and threatens to destroy everything they've worked for...

• The City of Violence - 2 Disc Collector's Edition | DVD | (01/10/2007) from £17.41   |  Saving you £2.58 (12.90%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Detective Jeong Tae-su (played by martial arts wizard Jeong Du-hong) returns from Seoul to Onsung the hometown of his youth to attend the funeral of his long-time friend a reformed small-time mobster Wang-jae (Ahn Gil-gang). There following a nostalgic reunion with his gang of former childhood buddies he becomes obsessed with investigating the circumstances surrounding Wang-jae's death. What he uncovers sparks a chain of events that results in Jeong and his buddy Ryoo (played by

• Sanjuro | DVD | (06/10/2003) from £12.99   |  Saving you £7.00 (53.89%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Sequel to Kurosawa's own 'Yojimbo' in which the crafty samurai helps a young man and his fellow clansmen save his uncle who has been framed and imprisoned by a corrupt superintendent...

• The Anderson Tapes | DVD | (06/01/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  An early example of the techno-thriller, The Anderson Tapes--sharply directed by Sidney Lumet from the novel by Lawrence Sanders--follows just-out-of-stir Duke Anderson (a balding Sean Connery) as he plots the heist of an entire New York apartment building, enlisting a crew that includes Martin Balsam as a vintage 1971 gay stereotype and a very young Christopher Walken in perhaps the first of his jittery crook roles. The gimmick is that Anderson has been out of circulation so long that he doesn't realise his mafia backers are only supporting him because they feel nostalgic for the days before they were boring businessmen and that the whole setup is monitored by a criss-crossing selection of government and private agencies who don't care enough to thwart the robbery, which instead becomes unglued thanks to a gutsy young radio ham. With a cool Quincy Jones score, very tight editing, a lot of spot-on cameo performances from the likes of Ralph Meeker as a patient cop, this hasn't dated a bit: it's wry without being jokey and suspenseful without undue contrivance. On the DVD The Anderson Tapes offers a nice anamorphic transfer, a few trailers and various foreign language options. --Kim Newman

• Legend Of A Fighter | DVD | (05/03/2001) from £9.98   |  Saving you £10.01 (100.30%)   |  RRP £19.99

  In the historically based Kung fu drama Legend of a Fighter director Yuen Woo Ping offers his version of the early life of martial artist Fok Yuen Gap (played by Leung Kar Yan). Set at the beginning of the 20th century, Fok is considered too weak to learn the family Kung fu style. Still, as his father can break eggs by growling, he probably considers most people weak. The teenager forms a bond with his humane Japanese tutor (Kurata Yusuaki), who secretly teaches martial arts. The story builds to a moving climax as 12 years later pupil and now ageing master are forced by honour into a deadly duel. The opening and closing acts are by far the strongest, the plentiful fight scenes being balanced by gentle humour and emotions torn between friendship and duty. Both lead actors are excellent, with Yusuaki being particularly fine as the noble warrior-teacher. The middle, a series of disconnected tableaux in which Fok establishes his stature as a Kung fu expert, goes on much too long to sustain interest. Nevertheless the story of Fok Yuen Gap, a genuine Chinese hero who was also the inspiration for Bruce Lee's Fist of Fury (1972), is fine and Woo Ping delivers the one-on-one Kung fu action with the touch of a master.On the DVD: The 1.77:1 image doesn't benefit at all from its anamorphic enhancement, the entire film being presented slightly out of focus so that by the end eyes are likely to be aching. The opening 4:3 Academy ratio archive footage has been distorted to 1.77:1, while the original trailer shows Legend of a Fighter was shot in an extremely wide format--possibly the Hong Kong equivalent of early 2.66:1 CinemaScope, or even 2.74:1 Techniscope--which means that large amounts of the original image are missing. This is very obvious as characters constantly vanish off the sides of the screen or are cropped in half. Additionally, and again compared to the crisp, sharp trailer, colours are washed out, while the mono sound distorts whenever the music gets loud. The film is available in Mandarin with optional English subtitles, or in an awful English dub littered with inappropriate obscene language. There is a nine-minute interview with Leung Kar Yan, and a 23-minute interview with Yuen Woo Ping, which is a slightly longer version of the conversation presented on the Magnificent Butcher DVD: it's notable how he expresses his love of science fiction and indicates he would like to make a SF Kung-fu movie, something he achieved with The Matrix (1999). There is a Hong Kong Legends' promo for the film, together with seven further new trailers. The photo gallery is pointless, simply cropping some shots even further than the main presentation. --Gary S Dalkin

• Return to the Hiding Place | DVD | (29/08/2016) from £11.04   |  Saving you £4.95 (44.84%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Realising that the rising Nazi empire will swallow Holland and create the holocaust of every innocent Jew, Corrie ten Boom faces this deadly threat with a surprising remedy: an army comprised of untrained teenagers. Because Hans Poley chooses not to join the Nazi party, he is forced into hiding in the home of Corrie ten Boom. He witnesses the atrocities toward the suffering Jews and decides he must do something. Hans is drawn by resistance fighter, Piet Hartog, and the love of Piet's life - Aty van Woerden (Corrie ten Boom's niece) into an intricate web of espionage and clandestine activities centered in the famous Hiding Place. Hans, Piet, and their friends navigate a deadly labyrinth of challenges to rescue the Jewish people while embarking on an action-packed hunt with the underground, involving Gestapo hijacks, daring rescues, and stunning miracles. The film climaxes in the true, breath-taking rescue of an entire orphanage of Jewish children marked for mass execution by Hitler's assassins. Extras: Behind the Scenes Deleted Scenes Theatrical Trailer

• Three Kingdoms - Resurrection Of The Dragon | DVD | (13/07/2009) from £4.90   |  Saving you £13.09 (267.14%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Set in ancient China at a time when the Empire was divided between three powers the Kingdom of Wei the Kingdom of Shu and the Kingdom of Wu Three Kingdoms: Resurrection Of The Dragon follows the reflective journey of valiant hero Zhao Zilong a warrior of the Shu Kingdom as he marches his army north to defeat the Wei Kingdom. Betrayed injured and with his army diminishing Zilong leads his army to war to win the Mandate Of Heaven to unify the vast country.

• Carlos The Jackal | Blu Ray | (01/11/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £22.99

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• The Revenger | DVD | (06/01/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Chou Tu (Ti Lung) is a top fighter who spends his time disturbing the evil work of a fighter alliance led by Mao Kao. After a few run-ins Mao spends great effort to kill Chou. However Chou's pregnant wife Ping (Shih Szu) escapes and later bears a son Chou Shu (Ti Luung). 18 years later he sets out for revenge. The Revenger is an incredibly powerful story mixed with excellent fight choreography. Ti Lung is superb in his dual role and handles the many fight scenes effortlessly. This

• Expendables Collector's Edition Steel Tin - Double Play (Blu ray + DVD) | Blu Ray | (13/12/2010) from £9.52   |  Saving you £20.47 (215.02%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Expendable: capable of being sacrificed in order to accomplish a military objective. Barney Ross (Stallone) is a man with nothing to lose. Fearless and void of emotion he is the leader the sage and the strategist of this tight-knit band of men who live on the fringe. The team behind him is made up of Lee Christmas (Statham) former SAS and a savant with anything that has a blade; Yin Yang (Li) a master at close-quarter combat; Hale Caesar (Terry Crews) who has known Barney for ten years and is a long-barrel weapons specialist; Toll Road (Randy Couture) a skilled demolitions expert and considered the intellect of the group; and Gunnar Jensen (Lundgren) a combat veteran and an expert in precision sniping who struggles with his own demons. When the mysterious Church offers Barney a job no one else would take Barney and his team embark on what appears to be a routine mission: overthrow General Gaza (David Zayas) the murderous dictator of the small island country of Vilena and end the years of death and destruction inflicted on its people. On a reconnaissance mission to Vilena Barney and Christmas meet their contact Sandra (Giselle Itie) a local freedom-fighter with a dark secret. They also come to learn who their true enemy is: rogue ex-CIA operative James Monroe (Roberts) and his henchman Paine (Austin). When things go terribly wrong Barney and Christmas are forced to leave Sandra behind essentially giving her a death sentence. Haunted by this failure Barney convinces the team to return to Vilena to rescue the hostage and finish the job he started. Perhaps also to save a soul: his own.

• The Lost World - Jurassic Park 2 | DVD | (08/01/2001) from £6.93   |  Saving you £13.06 (188.46%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Director Steven Spielberg takes us back to the scene of Jurassic Park in The Lost World the blockbuster sequel with even more dinosaurs more action and more breathtaking visual effects than its record-breaking predecessor. This DVD edition contains exclusive interviews and rare behind-the-scenes footage. The Lost World remains among the most successful films of all time and features an all-star cast including Jeff Goldblum Julianne Moore and Pete Postlethwaite. It has been four years since the disaster at Jurassic Park and two groups are in a race against time that will determine the fate of the remote island's prehistoric inhabitants.

• Regan - The Original Sweeney Pilot Movie | DVD | (12/09/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  This is the pilot episode that launched the television series The Sweeney. Jack Regan is a good copper but his tough intuitive style is becoming unfashionable in a Scotland Yard seeking a new technocratic image. When a policeman is mysteriously murdered Regan breaks all the rules to find the killer but he finds there are men in the Flying Squad equally prepared to break him...

• American Guerrilla In The Philippines | DVD | (30/09/2013) from £10.35   |  Saving you £-0.36 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  For the first time on DVD in the UK the wonderful 1950 film American Guerrilla in the Philippines. This is a long-awaited opportunity to view the movie which was directed by that giant of cinema Fritz Lang and shot in Technicolor on location in the Philippines. Based on Ira Woldert's true account the movie casts Tyrone Power as an American Navy officer stranded after the wreck of Bataan. Along with harassed local - Jeanne Martinez (Micheline Prelle) - he leads a small heroic band in feats of espionage until General MacArthur's famous return to the Philippines at the end of WWII.